2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      7 NOVEMBER 2017


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                        THE NEXT QUARTER
Environmental Services
New Branch Establishment                      Appointment of New Manager                  Ongoing transitioning of new            Transition of Pest Management
                                                Environmental Services – starting             Environmental Services Branch             team to Environmental Services
                                                in December                                                                             Branch
Noosa Institute     of    Sustainability      Council endorsement of concept              Initiate concept development of         Progress project plan and concept
Concept                                         development of Noosa Institute of             Institute of Sustainability with          development
                                                Sustainability                                CSIRO Data61 research and
                                                                                              innovation unit including detailed
                                                                                              project plan for Stage 1
Implementation      of    the      ZEN        Recalculation of the 2015/16                Implementation of ZEN capital           Completion of the ZEN capital
Organisation Strategy                           carbon      footprint    and     the          projects                                  projects
                                                calculation of the 2016/17 footprint        Waste audit to be undertaken to         Develop project scope and brief for
                                                in accordance with National                   determine estimation of the               consultants to develop a landfill
                                                Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS)                 organic matter at the landfill to         emission reduction strategy
                                                demonstrated a 6 % reduction in               provide more accurate calculations      Determine ZEN capital projects for
                                                Council’s emissions                           of the emissions from landfill.           the 2018/19 budget
                                              Engagement of ERM Energy to                 Developing ZEN checklists and           Finalise of Council 5 year action
                                                procure and project manage the                design guidelines for capital and         plan for ZEN projects and
                                                installation of solar systems and             asset management                          reporting to Council
                                                energy management systems                   Identifying Council’s commitments
                                                across Council buildings.                     under the Cities Power Partnership
                                              Collaboration with Waste and LMS              program.
                                                to increase the extraction of landfill
                                                gas
Noosa River Plan                              Working draft completed for                 Prepare Community Engagement            Commence         Council       and
                                                purposes         of      community            Plan for River Plan development           stakeholder consultation process
                                                engagement
Environment Strategy                          Second draft completed                      Develop Environment Policy to           Progress       development       of
                                                                                              support Environment Strategy              Environment Policy
Koala Conservation Plan                       Annual report on KCP Action Plan            Koala road infrastructure audit         Finalise costings, report to Council
                                                provided to Council                           report to Council                         and seek capital budget to
                                                                                                                                        implement through BR3




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